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Was George Mallory the first man to reach the summit of Everest? Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding embark on a death-defying expedition to find out

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'Good solid stuff ... [MacKenzie] has done a terrific job in conveying the misery, danger and exhilaration of life on the world's tallest mountain ... a superb yarn of high adventure' * BBC Focus Magazine *
'Impressive book ... MacKenzie deals with the issue deftly' * TLS *
'Faced with a plethora of material, Mark MacKenzie rose to the challenge triumphantly, marrying impeccable research to a sensitive feel for the extraordinary range of emotions experienced by those who challenge this extraordinary range. If the film is half as good, Oscars beckon' * Independent on Sunday *

The Wildest Dream

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    A Paperback / softback by Mark Mackenzie

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 5 August 2010
      ISBN-13 9780719524929
      978-0719524929
      ISBN-10 071952492X
      Also in:
      True stories / true accounts of events Travel and holiday

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Was George Mallory the first man to reach the summit of Everest? Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding embark on a death-defying expedition to find out

      Trade Review
      'Good solid stuff ... [MacKenzie] has done a terrific job in conveying the misery, danger and exhilaration of life on the world's tallest mountain ... a superb yarn of high adventure' * BBC Focus Magazine *
      'Impressive book ... MacKenzie deals with the issue deftly' * TLS *
      'Faced with a plethora of material, Mark MacKenzie rose to the challenge triumphantly, marrying impeccable research to a sensitive feel for the extraordinary range of emotions experienced by those who challenge this extraordinary range. If the film is half as good, Oscars beckon' * Independent on Sunday *

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